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Labour force and participation rates by sex and age group
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| |
thousand |
| Labour Force |
15,999.2 |
16,246.3 |
16,689.4 |
17,046.8 |
17,269.2 |
| Men |
8,649.2 |
8,769.2 |
8,989.8 |
9,135.9 |
9,224.1 |
| Women |
7,350.0 |
7,477.1 |
7,699.6 |
7,910.9 |
8,045.2 |
| Participation rates |
% |
| 15 years
and over |
65.9 |
66.0 |
66.9 |
67.5 |
67.4 |
| Men |
72.5 |
72.5 |
73.3 |
73.6 |
73.3 |
| Women |
59.5 |
59.7 |
60.7 |
61.6 |
61.8 |
| 15-24
years |
64.4 |
64.7 |
66.3 |
67.0 |
66.6 |
| Men |
65.9 |
66.1 |
67.7 |
68.0 |
67.3 |
| Women |
62.9 |
63.3 |
64.9 |
66.0 |
65.8 |
| 25-44
years |
86.0 |
86.3 |
86.8 |
87.1 |
87.2 |
| Men |
92.1 |
92.1 |
92.4 |
92.5 |
92.4 |
| Women |
80.0 |
80.4 |
81.2 |
81.6 |
82.1 |
| 45 years and over
years |
48.5 |
48.9 |
50.3 |
51.7 |
52.1 |
| Men |
56.9 |
57.1 |
58.6 |
59.6 |
59.8 |
| Women |
40.9 |
41.5 |
42.8 |
44.6 |
45.2 |
| 65 years
and over |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
| Men |
9.5 |
9.4 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
| Women |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002. |
| Last modified: 2005-01-06. |
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